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Setting a joyful text by William Chatterton Dix, Alleluia, sing to Jesus! is suitable for performance throughout the church year. With a bright melody set against a rhythmic organ accompaniment, this...

This Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis setting was written for the choirs of two churches in Brighton. It was conceived to be performed by amateur choirs, and achieves this level of accessibility whilst st...

An expressive setting of a Roberta Hill Whiteman text, this secular title is teeming with melodic lyricism, colour, and character. The meditative vacillation between F sharp minor and D major chords i...

A rhythmic and spirited arrangement of a traditional Jewish song. These three folksongs are colourful, original settings well within the grasp of most amateur choirs.

A traditional Jewish song arranged as a gentle lullaby. These three folksongs are colourful, original settings well within the grasp of most amateur choirs.

Skempton's setting of the text from the Book of Revelation is reflective rather than ferocious, and trusts in the power of understatement.

A beautifully constructed song-cycle set to poems from Christina Rosetti to WB Yeats and the sixteenth century French poet Pontus de Tyard. Exploring the themes of yearning and longing at the end of a...

Garden of Dreams sets of fragments of text by Sappho, translated by Arthur Sanders Way and A. S. Kline. Sarah Quartel has used cross-rhythms, syncopation, and flowing melodic lines to create a sense o...

American traditional song for chamber orchestra or piano

An exquisite setting of a love song by Sir Philip Sydney.

John Rutter's rousing drinking song Good Ale, which was originally published as part of his cycle of six choral settings with small orchestra When Icicles Hang, is full of spirit and character. An acc...

Orchestral material is available on hire.

In this motet, long melismatic lines on one syllable navigate to a cadence. Taverner's choice of an upper-voice scoring may come from a tradition of five boys singing the responsory at Matins for All...

John Rutter's much-loved setting of the Aaronic Blessing (Numbers 6: 24). Compatible with SATB and SAB versions.

A baby so small, a message so great is an expressive Christmas song setting a text by the composer. Contrasting gentle melodies and sparse piano writing with richly dramatic chords, it creates a real...

God of creation sets an English translation of a Latin hymn attributed to St Ambrose. Smith employs a mixture of homophony and independent part-writing, along with a range of dynamic effects, to creat...

Minimum recommended string forces for the chamber ensemble are 2.2.2.1.1. Full scores, vocal scores, and instrumental parts are available on hire.

A very exciting and dramatic arrangement of a traditional early American folk hymn made up of contrasting sections of homophonic textures and a soprano melody against a rhythmic background.

This is a substantial setting of the canticles of Mary and Simeon, suitable for use in both concert and liturgical settings. Notably, the choir is accompanied by piano and organ, a combination that re...

The well-known English traditional carol arranged for mixed voices by John Rutter. Orchestral scores and parts are also available for hire. Offprinted from the collection Joy to the World.

This superb Latin mass setting for choir and organ demonstrates the composer's strong melodic sense and innate feeling for the sound of choral worship. The atmospheric Kyrie leads to a Gloria that con...

Setting inspiring words by James Weldon Johnson, this work is both poignant and stirring. My heart be brave is an ideal choice for choirs looking to address issues of social justice in their programmi...

This song was written for the 'NMC Songbook', a CD of contemporary vocal studies. Of a romantic, wistful nature, it is particularly accessible, full of lush Poulenc-inspired harmonies. Echo was first...

In this spacious motet Jackson creates an original sound-world in praise of the Virgin Mary. Traditional Latin texts are combined with a Christina Rossetti poem celebrating the Annunciation.

Walt Whitman's poetry abounds in references to music and song but nowhere more so than in 'That Music Always Round Me'. Skempton's captivating setting acknowledges the serenity and timelessness of the...